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256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571204403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of ni...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,045 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 43%
sad 35%
adventurous 30%
dark 27%
challenging 21%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, InfidelityMinor
Trafficking, Death of parent, Vomit
256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571204403
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of ni...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,045 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 43%
sad 35%
adventurous 30%
dark 27%
challenging 21%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, InfidelityMinor
Trafficking, Death of parent, Vomit